Queen Dong
Queen Dong, birth name Dong You, posthumous name Chaowu Wangfei, was the princess consort of Koxinga and mother of Zheng Jing.
Biography
In 1623, Dong was born in a Jinjiang family with scholar-official, and her father was Dong Yangxian, a politician of Southern Ming. In 1642, Dong married Koxinga and gave birth to Zheng Jing. In 1649, Koxinga became Prince of Yanping ; as the result, Dong became his princess consort. In 1662, Koxinga defeated Frederick Coyett and his army in the Siege of [Fort Zeelandia], and Kingdom of Tungning was later built. After Koxinga died, Dong's son Zheng Jing won the succession to the throne of Tungning by defeating Zheng Xi in a civil war and Zheng Tai in a political struggle. In 1681, Dong died in Tainan, Taiwan.Family
Royal of Tungning
Dong's descendants
- Zheng Jing
- #Zheng Kezang
- #Zheng Keshuang
- Zheng Cong
- Zheng Ming
- Zheng Rui
- Zheng Zhi
Dong's family